“The chain was issued permits on Wednesday to install on the front of the building [1739 Connecticut Ave. NW] a set of 14-inch “internally-illuminated, raceway-mounted Smashburger channel letters” — in other words, a sign.”

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I remember, not so long ago, wishing for a quick burger joint on Conn. Ave. Well, got that done in spades. Even so, I’m looking forward to this. The menu looks decent and a big plus for the chicken & avocado sandwiches. Never actually been to a Smashburger. The reviews seem to be average – good, so I think it’ll work. That part of Conn. Ave can get a bit slow with a fair amount of tenant turnover, it seems to be filling back in nicely.

So there’ll just be Smashburger, BGR, Shake Shack, Black and Orange, and Five Guys? That’s all? Dupont needs to step up its burger game because if I can’t swing a dead horse without hitting a burger, the terrorists have already won.

Woot! Love Smashburger, though the density of burger joints in Dupont is already obscene.

They would really make a splash if they keep the same beer prices they have in Colorado. $3.50 for a craft beer (even if it’s just a 12 ounce pour) would be a price leader in Dupont, if not most of DC.

They seem to have a pretty random set of locations, mostly in places like nowhere suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. DC has managed to absorb third rate sunbelt pizza, but that’s because established chains came to serve their former customers. This seems like a concept that will overextend and be gone in a couple years.

You gotta love the burger mania that is taking Dupont by storm. Bring on the burger wars! Damn, just learned there is Burger Mania which as as created from the ground up with our hearts and souls and wanted only to become the neighborhood and they are looking for a location in Dupont.